intending to haul it on the barn floor and put it in the horse stable with the fork when we get time. I had so much on though, that going into the barn the hay rolled back on the top of the door and broke the back ladder off the rack. We did chores after tea and it was half past ten when we got through. Frank went down town and I hung around till about mid night and then went down town the dam for a swim as I knew there would be a bunch down there about that time and there was. I got a very nice illustrated volume of Whitcomb Riley's Farm Poems from Marj. to-day for a birthday present. Frank says that Paw. Nila and Paddy came up in the car to-night and brought Roy & Rebecca with them. they are going to take the girls home to-morrow. Hot to-day, but nice breeze A big thunder storm north of us but we didn't get hot.

Sunday July 28th

We didn't get up in time to go to Sunday school this morning but Enah Frank, Tid. and I all went to church. Dad. walked down town Aunty's intending to drive Enah home but she stayed at her mother's to dinner so Dad. put Joe in Aunty's barn and stayed there to dinner and Frank and I came home. I just sat around and read all the after noon. Dad. Enah and Tim got home about four o'clock. The Millman's didn't come over but left this after noon for Toronto. Roy is going back in the morning and Rebecca is going to stay for awhile. It has been very hot all day. We got the first ripe tomato off our own vines to-day.

Monday July 29th

Dad went down to Lew Brock's this morning to see if he could make a dicker with him for his wood pile and he got what he thinks is a great bargain. He got the wood pile which consists of about three cords of fairly good stove wood and every thing else around the place in the shape of boards including the stable and smoke house for ten dollars. When he got back we put the load of hay off and went down and got one load of the stuff and there is another load of loose stuff down there. This afternoon Frank started to cut the blue grass out north and east of the old garden Dad. cultivated corn and I hoed mangels. To-night Frank and I drove Queen out to Marbury to pay Sid McBride for our fence. It came to $83.50. A thunder storm came up before we got home but we didn't get very wet, the road was very dark though.

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